Old Xu had never liked empty flattery or pleasantries, nor did he enjoy exchanging pleasantries with these slick-haired, smooth-talking leaders, so he simply nodded.

This made Zhou Lianjie very unhappy.

Logically speaking, although his seniority was not as long as that of Old Man Xu, as the Chief Executive Officer, his official position was much higher than that of Old Man Xu, a mere schoolteacher. Even if Old Man Xu was the former president of the Academy of Aerospace Sciences, his status was still below his.

He felt very embarrassed by Old Xu's cold response.

But given Xu's esteemed position in the scientific community, he couldn't bring himself to confront him directly, so he responded with a bureaucratic smile:

"Professor Xu, this is your graduate student group's first visit. How about I accompany them and give them a tour and an introduction?"

The Chief Executive personally introducing him is, in the eyes of most people, an unparalleled honor.

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Old Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "No need to trouble yourself. I know this place better than my own home. You are very busy, so we won't take up your time."

Old Xu rarely said a few polite words, but Gu Zhiyun knew perfectly well that he was afraid that with the Chief Executive in the room, the students would be too shy to ask questions or participate in discussions, making the visit a mere formality and preventing them from learning anything useful.

However, Old Xu's politeness clearly did not sway Zhou Lianjie, who insisted:

"It's my pleasure to guide your group on the tour! How could it be considered a bother?"

Old Xu frowned slightly.

Zhou Lianjie's obsequious and fawning manner suggests that his motives may not be pure.

But he couldn't bring himself to say anything more to refuse.

Although he despised the hypocrisy of officialdom, he couldn't be too disrespectful since such a high-ranking leader had spoken.

And so, Zhou Lianjie became the number one leader of the study group.

After visiting the rocket launch simulation room, the group walked to the satellite launch simulation laboratory. Gu Zhiyun saw a person standing at the door waiting. The person's expression was very smug, and even his nostrils were turned up, as if to tell these students: It is your honor to meet me here!

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The familiar yet repulsive face of that person came into Gu Zhiyun's view, causing his brow to twitch.

"Professor Xu, let me introduce you. This is my son, Zhou Zhengqing. He has loved airplanes and rockets since he was a child, and his ambition has always been to contribute to the country's aerospace industry. Hearing that you were coming, he insisted on meeting you."

Ever since Zhou Zhengqing took Gu Zhiyun's place in returning to the city and fled back to the capital overnight, Gu Zhiyun has never seen him again.

He has changed quite a bit in the past year or so. Not only has he gained weight, but his sense of superiority, as if everyone else is an ant and he is the most noble, is also stronger than when he was in the forest farm.

He was wearing an expensive handmade suit, his shoes were polished ten times brighter than Zhou Lianjie's, and he was even wearing a tie properly.

Compared to the students who were dressed plainly or even shabbily, he really looked like the son of a landlord.

Old Xu glanced at Zhou Zhengqing, seemingly having some recollection of him, but couldn't quite place him.

"Professor Xu, hello, it's me. Don't you remember me?"

Zhou Zhengqing stepped forward to greet Professor Xu with great seriousness, his manner more like a leader meeting a subordinate than a student meeting a teacher.

"When you were teaching at the forest farm, I often went to listen to your classes!"

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Although Old Xu was very forgetful, he did recall some vague memories when the forest farm was mentioned.

"Have you attended any of my classes? I have absolutely no recollection of it."

Zhou Zhengqing looked embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

To say that Old Man Xu is forgetful would be impolite, but to say that I actually never attended Old Man Xu's classes would make my attempt to get close to him seem like a complete failure.

He looked up, as if searching for a savior.

He spotted Gu Zhiyun, who stood out from the crowd, at a glance.

"Old Gu! You're here too, what a coincidence!" (cascoo.net)

Seeing Gu Zhiyun among the graduate students filled Zhou Zhengqing with jealousy, but right now he needed Gu Zhiyun to say a word for him so that this awkward scene could be fast-forwarded.

Gu Zhiyun didn't give him any face at all, saying, "I don't remember you attending Professor Xu's class either."

Zhou Zhengqing: "..."

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Zhou Lianjie quickly chuckled and smoothed things over, saying, "I've never heard of it before, but there's still a chance, isn't there? Zhengqing, you should study hard with Professor Xu, and ask him anything you don't understand!"

The meaning of these words couldn't be clearer: Zhou Lianjie wanted his son to visit the place with the graduate student study group.

No wonder he was so eager to be the guide; it turns out he was there to introduce his son.

Old Xu deeply abhorred this kind of abuse of power for personal gain.

Seeing that Old Man Xu didn't speak, Zhou Lianjie assumed that Old Man Xu didn't dare to refuse him, and said rather smugly:

"Professor Xu, please enjoy your tour. I have a meeting later, so I won't keep you company any longer."

"Wait a minute, I have a few questions to ask."

Old Xu wouldn't easily let a stranger infiltrate his study group.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lianjie's smile faded considerably.

Old Xu squinted at Zhou Zhengqing and felt that he had a worldly air about him and lacked the simple and innocent temperament of a student.

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